| Dana Evans | |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | ? |
| Player Team2: | Boston University |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1910–1914 |
| Coach Team2: | Beloit |
| Coach Years3: | 1916 |
| Coach Team3: | Beloit |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1911–1914 |
| Coach Team5: | Beloit |
| Coach Years6: | 1917–1919 |
| Coach Team6: | Indiana |
| Coach Years7: | 1921–1922 |
| Coach Team7: | Northwestern |
| Coach Sport8: | Baseball |
| Coach Years9: | 1911–1912 |
| Coach Team9: | Beloit |
| Admin Years1: | 1921–1924 |
| Admin Team1: | Northwestern |
| Overall Record: | 28–13–6 (football) 46–32 (basketball) 10–8 (baseball) |
Dana McKean Evans (May 19, 1874 - November 28, 1924), commonly known as "Doc" Evans,[1] was an American athlete, coach and athletics administrator. He played football and baseball at Boston University.[2] For ten years, he directed the Denver Athletic Club's activities. In 1904, he accepted a position as wrestling, basketball and gymnastics coach at Cornell University.[3] He was the athletic director and head basketball coach at Beloit College from 1910 to 1914. He was the head basketball coach at Indiana University (1917–18 through 1918–19 seasons) and Northwestern University (1921–22 season). He compiled a career record of 46–32 in six seasons as a head basketball coach. He was also the head track coach at Indiana. He resigned from his position at Indiana in August 1919 to accept a position as the head of the department of physical education at Northwestern.[4] Evans suffered a nervous breakdown in September 1924 and died of a heart attack in November 1924.[3] [5] [6]